Brandon Learning Centre: British Education - process, preparation and practicalities

'My daughter has a place at ___________ for September but we really can't decide whether to risk going. What should we do?'  Sound familiar?  There are no crystal balls here. Schools in the UK are doing everything they can to create safe spaces for the new term. These include one way systems, collecting students from the airport to avoid public transport, providing quarantine accommodation, creating emergency action plans.  If you are worried, you could consider a few steps:  1: Does your child have specific health problems which might make him or her vulnerable to infection?  2: If your child psychologically prepared for departure? Talk to them about any concerns including what might happen to family, who they should approach if they are worried at school and how they can protect themselves.  3: Speak to your school. Ask them about; how students will be kept in groups, boarding arrangements (including bathrooms!), whether students will be wearing masks, what medical servic

Even as adults, interviews are daunting so how do you help a young child to prepare for school interviews?  Here's a hint; avoid rote learning!  Here's another: join our online  charity webinar on the 15th August to learn about long term planning, ideas for online interviews, academic interviews and how to prepare for group interviews We'll be looking at ways of identifying your child's unique strengths and sharing tips to help them get the most from the interview experience. At the same time, we will be raising money for Hong Kong's needy elderly. Everyone wins! 

This is a video taken from our new pre-test practice tool . Hundreds of pre-test questions and tips for anyone who is sitting the ISEB, GL or UKISET tests. 

These videos are part of Badminton's virtual open day offerings. The school has taken a usual visit schedule and broken it into a series of videos. Again, not a replacement for a school visit but a good overview of a school in which a number of my past students have thrived. 

  This year, only one Hong Kong-based boy was chosen to join College, the prestigious scholars’ house at Winches ter College. He is Brandon and DBS student, Zachary. Only one Hong Kong-based boy was awarded an Exhibition, recognising academic excellence. He is a Brandon and GSIS student, Victor. Both boys are part of our selective Elite Scholars programme which trains our students to excel through lessons in critical thinking, writing, English, science, humanities, maths and even Latin. Our results speak for themselves. We have an incredible seven boys joining Winchester College Commoner houses in September and are very proud of all our boys and their teachers.  Congratulations to all our new Wykhamists!